Department of Dental Hygiene, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea.
Department of Dental Hygiene, Namseoul University, Cheonan, Korea.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2022 Aug;20(3):443-452. doi: 10.1111/idh.12565. Epub 2021 Dec 31.
To determine effects of dental caries management using 'CAMBRA-kids' mobile application for children under 5 years old for a period of a year.
This study was conducted on 119 preschoolers and parents. Parents downloaded 'CAMBRA-kids' mobile application and entered risk factors and protective factors for children. Clinician entered disease indicators after clinical examination of children. Based on the input, the caries risk group was automatically determined by the 'CAMBRA-kids' application. According to the caries risk level, caries management was conducted for 12 months according to guidelines.
Children's caries risk level changed after conducting caries management for 1 year. In the change of CRA (Caries risk assessment) by factor, risk factors decreased in all risk groups, whereas protective factors increased in all risk groups. Disease indicators increased after 12 months in the extreme high-risk group and the high-risk group, but decreased in the low-risk group.
This study evaluated the effect of systematic dental caries management using 'CAMBRA-kids' mobile application for preschool children. As a result, dental caries management had effects on children, especially for the extreme high-risk group and the high-risk group. Thus, it is expected to be used in a variety of areas for caries management of preschoolers.
确定“CAMBRA-kids”移动应用程序在 5 岁以下儿童中使用一年对龋齿管理的效果。
本研究纳入了 119 名学龄前儿童及其家长。家长下载“CAMBRA-kids”移动应用程序，并为儿童输入危险因素和保护因素。临床医生对儿童进行临床检查后，输入疾病指标。根据输入，“CAMBRA-kids”应用程序自动确定龋齿风险组。根据龋齿风险水平，按照指南对儿童进行为期 12 个月的龋齿管理。
在进行 1 年龋齿管理后，儿童的龋齿风险水平发生了变化。在各风险组的 CRA（龋齿风险评估）变化方面，所有风险组的危险因素均减少，而所有风险组的保护因素均增加。极高危组和高危组在 12 个月后疾病指标增加，但低危组则减少。
本研究评估了使用“CAMBRA-kids”移动应用程序对学龄前儿童进行系统龋齿管理的效果。结果表明，龋齿管理对儿童有一定效果，尤其是对极高危组和高危组。因此，预计该应用程序将在各种领域得到广泛应用，以对学龄前儿童进行龋齿管理。
